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Chapter 43
“Well?” Cassidy asked, a slow, wicked grin taking over her face. “Ready?”
“Let’s do it.” Jo nodded.
“All right. Stay behind me, and wait to toss that bitch until I tell you to.”
“Got it,” Jo said. She sucked in a deep breath, assuming she’d forget to breathe for the next few minutes, and readied herself to infiltrate the Vampires’ lair.
Cassidy threw her shield up in front of them. It wasn’t something Jo could see, but she could tell by the way her aunt had her hands up that it was there just the same. As soon as the pair stepped out from between the trees and started walking toward the cave opening, the Vampires above them opened fire. As if hitting a giant bubble, the bullets collided with the sides of the shield and bounced away, falling harmlessly to the ground all around them. The bubble itself wasn’t large,
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